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Bill: Tort Reform on Non-Civil Lawsuits
Details
Submitted by[?]: bran1322 Party
Status[?]: passed
Votes: This is an ordinary bill. It requires more yes votes than no votes. This bill will not pass any sooner than the deadline.
Voting deadline: December 2497
Description[?]:
| This only applies to non-civil lawsuits, which I'm assuming are criminal lawsuits. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Tort reform on non-civil lawsuits.
Old value:: There is a cap on monetary damages awarded to patients in lawsuits.
Current: There is a cap on monetary damages awarded to patients in lawsuits.
Proposed: There is no cap on monetary damages awarded to patients in lawsuits.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 22:00:43, December 07, 2007 CET | From | Democratic Labour Party | To | Debating the Tort Reform on Non-Civil Lawsuits |
| Message | This goes beyond my understanding of english. Cap? |
| Date | 22:27:38, December 07, 2007 CET | From | Evergreen Party | To | Debating the Tort Reform on Non-Civil Lawsuits |
| Message | cap = limit |
| Date | 23:32:17, December 07, 2007 CET | From | Democratic Labour Party | To | Debating the Tort Reform on Non-Civil Lawsuits |
| Message | So 5 million for a broken toe nail during surgery is just fine then? |
| Date | 04:25:39, December 08, 2007 CET | From | Technocrat Bloc | To | Debating the Tort Reform on Non-Civil Lawsuits |
| Message | Yes. Having no cap on monetary damages would allow a person to sue for a broken toenail for several million dollars -- emotional trauma and all. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 224 | ||||||
| no |
Total Seats: 52 | ||||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 17 |
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